In 2022, [[NSO Group]] was reportedly selling zero-click exploits to governments for breaking into individuals' phones.<ref>{{cite news |journal=Insurance Journal |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/02/18/654917.htm |title=Beware of 'Zero-Click' Hacks That Exploit Security Flaws in Phones' Operating Systems |author=Ryan Gallagher |date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>
For mobile devices, the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) points out that timely updating of software and applications, avoiding public network connections, and turnturning the device Off and On at least once a week can mitigate the threat of zero-click attacks. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Why you should power off your phone once a week - according to the NSA |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-you-should-power-off-your-phone-once-a-week-according-to-the-nsa/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telework and Mobile Security Guidance |url=https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Telework-and-Mobile-Security-Guidance/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.nsa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Winder |first=Davey |title=NSA Warns iPhone And Android Users To Turn It Off And On Again |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/01/nsa-warns-iphone--android-users-to-turn-it-off-and-on-again/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>Experts say that protection practices for traditional endpoints are also applicable to mobile devices; many exploits exist only in [[Computer memory|memory]], not in files. Theoretically, restarting the device can wipe malware payloads from memory, forcing attackers back to the beginning of the [[Cyber kill chain|attack chain]]. <ref name="zdnet25021801">{{Cite web |title=Why rebooting your phone daily is your best defense against zero-click attacks |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-rebooting-your-phone-daily-is-your-best-defense-against-zero-click-attacks/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Craig |date=2020-01-10 |title=Exploit Chain - CyberHoot Cyber Library |url=https://cyberhoot.com/cybrary/exploit-chain/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=CyberHoot |language=en-US}}</ref>
